Sadio Monday started with rumors of Alisson and Thiago being unfit for the match. Thankfully, Alisson made the starting line up and will go on to deny Alexander Lacazette.
This weekend was one that very few Liverpool fans would dared have dreamed of, and it was only right that Sadio Mane was blessed with the opportunity to top it off aright for the reds.
There are 19 possible oppositions for a league opener, Leeds United with their performance on Saturday proved to be the most worthy of them all.
The new English Premier League season begins tomorrow, and I am glad to say that Liverpool FC are back on their perch. After thirty painful years, the reds are looking down on everyone from the summit of the league.
Hopefully we get to see more of the Klopp Hug, less of broken spectacles, more goals from the terrific front three, less of injuries, more great Anfield European nights, less crowd disturbances, more youngsters coming through and performing excellently, less of one season wonders.
There is a great probability that the EPL will never witness another team end a season unbeaten. It seems that much envied status will forever be exclusive to the Invincible Gunners of 2003/2004.
Over the last couple of weeks, reports emanating in the press reports that different teams or individuals are unable to represent Nigeria in different qualifiers for competitions. And in some worse cases, they cannot represent us in the competition proper due to lack of funds.